Patents by Inventor Kimio YONESAKA

Kimio YONESAKA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240084037
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of identifying and treating a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and administering a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as high. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and withholding a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH, Kinki University, Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias SCHNEIDER, Sabine BLUM, Renee Jeanne MENDELL-HARARY, Daniel J. FREEMAN, Robert Allen BECKMAN, Xiaoping JIN, Kimio YONESAKA, Kazuhiko NAKAGAWA
  • Patent number: 11873344
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of identifying and treating a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and administering a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as high. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and withholding a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as low.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignees: Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH, Kinki University, Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Schneider, Sabine Blum, Renee Jeanne Mendell-Harary, Daniel J. Freeman, Robert Allen Beckman, Xiaoping Jin, Kimio Yonesaka, Kazuhiko Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 11371995
    Abstract: A method for selecting an individual to be a candidate for administration of an immune checkpoint inhibitor in treatment of a tumor, comprising: (1) a step of collecting a tumor tissue from the individual, (2) a step of determining the extent of B7-H3 expression in the tumor tissue collected in step (1), and (3) a step of selecting the individual as an individual to be a candidate for administration of the immune checkpoint inhibitor if the B7-H3 expression level is considered to be negative, is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignees: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, Kinki University
    Inventors: Kimio Yonesaka, Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Kenji Hirotani
  • Publication number: 20200173999
    Abstract: A method for selecting an individual to be a candidate for administration of an immune checkpoint inhibitor in treatment of a tumor, comprising: (1) a step of collecting a tumor tissue from the individual, (2) a step of determining the extent of B7-H3 expression in the tumor tissue collected in step (1), and (3) a step of selecting the individual as an individual to be a candidate for administration of the immune checkpoint inhibitor if the B7-H3 expression level is considered to be negative, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Applicants: KINKI UNIVERSITY, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kimio Yonesaka, Kazuhiko Nakagawa, Kenji Hirotani
  • Publication number: 20200115467
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of identifying and treating a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and administering a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as high. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and withholding a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicants: Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd., U3 Pharma GmbH, Kinki University, Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias SCHNEIDER, Sabine BLUM, Renee Jeanne MENDELL-HARARY, Daniel J. FREEMAN, Robert Allen BECKMAN, Xiaoping JIN, Kimio YONESAKA, Kazuhiko NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20200061031
    Abstract: [Problem] To provide a therapeutic agent and a therapeutic method for EGFR-TKI-resistant non-small cell lung cancer. [Solution] Provided are: a therapeutic agent that contains an anti-HER3 antibody-drug conjugate as an active ingredient, or a therapeutic method characterized by administering an anti-HER3 antibody-drug conjugate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Applicants: KINKI UNIVERSITY, DAIICHI SANKYO COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kimio YONESAKA, Kazuhiko NAKAGAWA, Kenji HIROTANI
  • Publication number: 20170166654
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of identifying and treating a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and administering a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as high. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and withholding a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 15, 2017
    Applicants: Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd., U3 Pharma GmbH, Kinki University, Amgen, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias SCHNEIDER, Sabine BLUM, Renee Jeanne MENDELL-HARARY, Daniel J. FREEMAN, Robert Allen BECKMAN, Xiaoping JIN, Kimio YONESAKA, Kazuhiko NAKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150147326
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to methods of identifying and treating a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and administering a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as high. The present invention is also directed to methods of identifying a human subject harboring a tumor or other disease comprising assessing HRG gene expression at a protein level in the human subject and withholding a treatment comprising an anti-HER3 antibody to the human subject whose HRG gene expression at a protein level is assessed as low.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicants: Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, U3 Pharma GmbH, Kinki University
    Inventors: Matthias SCHNEIDER, Sabine BLUM, Renee Jeanne MENDELL-HARARY, Daniel J. FREEMAN, Robert Allen BECKMAN, Xiaoping JIN, Kimio YONESAKA, Kazuhiko NAKAGAWA